Possible Words From category
Words from CATEGORY by length: 1 with 8 letters, 6 with 6, 48 with 5, 96 with 4, 84 with 3 and 19 with 2. None has 7 letters.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
8 Letter Words You Can Make with category
1 word · top score 14 · everyday: CATEGORY
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6 Letter Words You Can Make with category
6 words · top score 10
Among the 6-letter words in CATEGORY, GYRATE leads with 10 points, then COATER and RECOAT on 8.
5 Letter Words You Can Make with category
48 words · top score 11 · everyday: GREAT, GRACE, ACTOR
CAGEY and GRYCE are the top 5-letter words made with CATEGORY letters, 11 points each. GREAT, GRACE and ACTOR will look familiar.
4 Letter Words You Can Make with category
96 words · top score 10 · everyday: YEAR, CARE, RATE
CAGY scores highest among the 4-letter words from CATEGORY at 10 points, ahead of CORY and CRAY on 9. YEAR, CARE and RATE are the ones most people know.
3 Letter Words You Can Make with category
84 words · top score 8 · everyday: ARE, GET, CAR
Among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble CATEGORY, CAY, COY and CRY tie for first at 8 points. ARE, GET and CAR are everyday picks.
2 Letter Words You Can Make with category
19 words · top score 5 · everyday: OR, AT, GO
5 of 19 2-letter words made with CATEGORY letters tie at 5 points; none scores more. OR, AT and GO will look familiar.
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CATEGORY With One Letter Changed
Trade one tile of CATEGORY for another and you can spell these 6 words:
- Y S gives ESCARGOT · words from escargot
- G N gives ENACTORY · unscramble enactory
- G M gives COMETARY · unscramble cometary
- R T gives COTTAGEY · unscramble cottagey
- G U gives EUCARYOT · unscramble eucaryot
- T P gives GEOCARPY · unscramble geocarpy
More 8-letter words: starting with CA · ending in RY · all 8-letter words
What the Best CATEGORY Words Mean
CATEGORY first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
- CATEGORY 14 · 15
- a collection of things sharing a common attribute
- CAGEY 11 · 12
- showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
- CAGY 10 · 11
- showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
- COYER 10 · 10
- shy
- GYRATE 10 · 10
- to wind or move in a spiral course
- ORACY 10 · 10
- skill in oral expression and comprehension
- CORY 9 · 9
- a former monetary unit of Guinea
- GAYER 9 · 9
- merry
CATEGORY in Scrabble and Words With Friends: Can You Play It?
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept CATEGORY, and the Words With Friends list has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CATEGORY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 254) | 204 | 253 | 186 |
* US: NWL2023. UK: Collins CSW24. Words With Friends' list can change.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 50 of them: GRYCE, CERTY, COREY, YARCO, AEGYO, AYGRE, CRAY, CYTE, GOARY, GOETY, CAGOT, GOEY and 38 more. Words With Friends* skips 18 of them: ORACY, GOATY, RECOAT, YAGE, OATY, TOERAG, ACRO, CERT, GATER, YER, AGRO, AREG and 6 more. Scrabble UK skips 1 of them: GOY.
Unscramble CATEGORY to get 254 words. CATEGORY itself is a real word: 14 points on a Scrabble board, 15 in Words With Friends. The 8 letters split into 3 vowels and 5 consonants.